Ruth
Role in the play
-Ruth: is a patient at the asylum. She is a very obsessive woman who lacks confidence and has anxiety issues. She struggles to understand the differences between reality, illusion and pretending.

Adjectives and quotes for characterisation
-Anxious, shy, timid, lacks confidence
-Ruth: “yes, the more real it is, the more real it is”
-Ruth: “comedy is better when it’s real”

Actions
-Suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and is shown by being obsessed with counting the exact number of steps that need to be taken and distinguishing between illusions and reality
-She has not experienced any life changing alterations; however she has interacted with other people in a cooperative way which was not as easily done before.

Conflicts
-She has conflicts with her own OCD traits; however she starts to cope with her condition which helps her perform her role in the play.

Motivations
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The character's views on any of the topics above that are relevant (mental illness, Vietnam War, love and fidelity, illusion and reality)
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